Bhopal: Congress has fielded popular actor Vikram Mastal against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the upcoming assembly elections. Mastal was best known for his role as Hanuman in Anand Sagar’s 2008 television show ‘Ramayana’. The party today announced its first list of party candidates for the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana assembly elections.
Vikram Mastal will contest against Chauhan from Budhni constituency. In Madhya Pradesh, the party has fielded former chief minister and PCC chief Kamal Nath from Chindwar assembly constituency. Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh’s son Jaivardhan Singh has contested from Raghigat constituency. He was a minister in the Kamal Nath government.
